With 13 households refusing to approve clearance for Kuenphen Norden mine at Khariphu to renew its lease, the mine will be closed from today.
The lease term ended yesterday.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/khariphu-mine-closed
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/kuensel-bhutan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhutan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/limestone
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia